As Charity Galas Go Dark, Stars Find a Way to Connect With Their Causes
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variety.comBy Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Actor and comedian Nick Kroll found himself unusually emotional on May 16 when he suited up to host an annual benefit for New York hospital Memorial Sloan Kettering.
His heightened state could easily be attributed to news circulating that day of the deaths of comedian Fred Willard and director Lynn Shelton, he says.
Or it might have been in anticipation of the tales he would hear about Sloan Kettering cancer patients — those who lived, those who died. “Honestly, it was most emotional being with my friends and doing something for this cause,” Kroll says. “With coronavirus, and the news about Fred and Lynn, it feels like we’re losing too many people.” Joined by guests Jon Hamm and John Oliver, Kroll
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